Liz Strauss (@lizstrauss on Twitter) had been at WordCamp Chicago (June 6-7, 2009) and talked about many basics behind blogging. However, it was one thing that I could not pass up to blog about and share. I am always finding time to pull up notes from presentations I have attended because there is a meaningful
[Continue Reading...]Is A WordPress Theme Framework For You?
A lot of people I have heard from like the idea of using a framework to use as a base to design their website. There are quite a few free and premium frameworks out there available that are great. However, it might not be for everyone. The pros for using these are that these frameworks
[Continue Reading...]Are You Accepting A Potential Web Design Fail For Your Site?
I freelance and one of things I come across a lot is that even though there are some really great designers, their coding skills lack big time. It is common for me to fix some of the WordPress issues where something was hard- coded when there could have either been a widget or a theme
[Continue Reading...]What To Do When Your to Blog Inspiration Hits A Dry Spell
Sometimes blog inspiration might seem hard to come by. What can you do to prevent hitting that dry spell? Inspiration can come from many places, but it is how you harness it that counts. However, there are factors that can get in the way of getting your words to jump to your mind and onto
[Continue Reading...]Call for Sponsors
Those who have been loyal readers and supporters the past couple years know that I have been speaking at WordCamps every year. Last year I spoke at 6. WordCamps are WordPress conferences where people come to learn more about using their WordPress-powered site to its maximum potential… whether you are a newbie, intermediate user, a
[Continue Reading...]How to Use LinkedIn To Bring In Traffic To Your Site
LinkedIn is a great tool in itself that has become a way for professionals to connect. You can use it to reel in traffic. In a way, LinkedIn has become a social network for mature users, rather than convoluted with game apps and other things like Facebook and MySpace. By the way, I do love
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